Nevada basketball: Deonte Burton considering early entry into NBA draft after the season

9:42 AM,
Feb. 15, 2013

The Wolf Pack's Deonte Burton dunks against Boise State last month.

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Chris Murray|cmurray@rgj.com

Deonte Burton's two predecessors as the Wolf Pack's point guard both left school after their junior seasons. Burton could follow suit.

For the first time this season, the talented 21-year-old spoke this week about his future at Nevada and said there's a chance he turns pro after this season, following in the footsteps of Armon Johnson and Ramon Sessions, who both entered the draft after their junior seasons to mixed results.

"It's definitely a possibility," Burton said on Monday of potentially turning pro after the season. "I want to keep all of my options open. But right now, I'm just focused ...